NINNYISH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NINNYISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NINNYISH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NINNYISH is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NINNYISH
No single letter turns NINNYISH into another word.
How NINNYISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NINNYISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 3 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NINNYISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NINNYISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Resembling a ninny; silly or foolish.
Ninnyish describes behaviour that is feeble and a little daft, the sort of fluster you might tease a friend about. It is mild, somewhat old-fashioned, and rarely used with real malice.
How NINNYISH is used
Ninnyish is a teasing, dated way to call something foolish.
- It was a ninnyish thing to run from a harmless moth.
- He gave a ninnyish giggle and dropped the tray.
- Her ninnyish excuse fooled nobody.
- Don't be ninnyish; the dog is quite friendly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NINNYISH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NINNYISH
Common questions about NINNYISH
- Is NINNYISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NINNYISH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NINNYISH worth?
- NINNYISH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NINNYISH mean?
- Resembling a ninny; silly or foolish.
- What letters can be added to NINNYISH?
- No single letter can be added to NINNYISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NINNYISH:
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